Control apparatus and control method

Abstract

A control apparatus is provided that includes: a communication unit configured to receive an access request transmitted from a first user; an analysis unit configured to analyze whether a second user whose use frequency of a network is equal to or higher than a threshold approves the access request by the first user or not; and a control unit configured to permit access by the first user to the network in a case where the access request by the first user is approved by a specific number or more of the second users, the specific number being two or more.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A control apparatus, comprising:
 a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions, the processor being configured to:
 identify a first user whose network usage frequency is less than a threshold and a second user whose network usage frequency is equal to or higher than a threshold, based on the usage frequency of the network; 
 
 receive an access request transmitted from the first user; 
 analyze whether the second user approves the access request by the first user or not; and 
 permit access by the first user to the network in a case where the access request by the first user is approved by a specific number or more of the second users, the specific number being two or more. 
 
     
     
       2. The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive an access termination request transmitted by the first user, and
 wherein, in a case where the access termination request is received by the processor, the processor denies the access by the first user to the network. 
 
     
     
       3. The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein in at least one case between a case where the access request by the first user is approved by the specific number or more of the second users, and a case where the access request by the first user is approved by a user registered as an administrator, the processor permits the access by the first user to the network. 
     
     
       4. The control apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein in a case where the access request by the first user is approved by less than the specific number of second users, the processor notifies the first user of information indicating the at least one second user having approved the access request by the first user. 
     
     
       5. The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to authorize at least one user whose use frequency of the network is equal to or higher than the threshold, as the second user, based on an access history of the user. 
     
     
       6. A control method, comprising:
 identifying a first user whose network usage frequency is less than a threshold and a second user whose network usage frequency is equal to or higher than a threshold, based on the usage frequency of the network; 
 receiving an access request transmitted from the first user; 
 analyzing whether the second user approves the access request by the first user or not; and 
 permitting access by the first user to the network in a case where access by the first user is approved by a specific number or more of the second users, the specific number being two or more.